THE NEW YORKER Demuth Since he is one of our truly important painters, Demuth's show is an obligation you will gladly fulfill. W HAT place Arthur B. Davies will have in the fast flux of American art is difficult to determine. It is a peculiar commentary that the man himself contributed more to the breaking-up of old forms than his painting did. He was largely responsi- ble for the famous Armory Show, he bought the moderns continually with rare judgment and acumen, and yet he worked in a vein that contained none of their iron. It seems as though he bought his art for his own compen- sation and did his work for popular consumption. We would like to know from someone who knew him why living with the great 'had So little ef- fect on his endeavors. N ow and then there is the tiniest touch of Gauguin, but that is discarded for the patterned nudes on daisied hills. He seemed to find absolute content in the rhythmic rendering of these lay figures. In hIS last color notes, shown last month, he had gone back a little to the early inspiration, Cézanne. Had he lived, he might have pulled himself free of the too-sweet trademark of American- . Ism. \Veyhe, who has been showing a rather rich collection of etchings and color plates from the Davies studio, thinks that if Davies had lived in Ger- many he would not be the popular hero, the successor to Böcklin. \Ve do not know whether post-war Ger- many is like-minded. As for Amer- ica, we doubt if he earned from the general public anything more than a classification among the many Acade- micians. \Ve imagine, however, his pic- tures will be popular for years to come, for there must be some rules for this Inechanistic country ordaining that the more iron we require in our life the more sugar we want In our escape from life-sometimes known as art. M R. J. B. NEUMANN yields to the seasonal urge and gives a group showIng called the International Mod- erns. rrhere are some worthy things present, such as a Van Gogh, a Kisling, a PiCaS5J. 0 f the home boys there are son1e of America's front rank, among which we liked the "Fishing Village ' of Karfiol, the "Oriental Scene" of Max Weber, and a remark- able primitive by one James Lesesne \..Vells "Landscape with Factory," bv I\lax Beckmann, we thought hest of the foreign group. -M. P. 93 f' it::':" . , -""';' ::": :.=: * : .;: ;ì :' ,: .,:.'.:'::s:'#t. ' g :< i ;1:(': : '9-[\.' ' ".#::,,::'.,;è4; ::,::- , . . .: l ' ,,, <4: ;ì1 , . .;'=/' -:'..',. ... ;'> .-- .f.,:,.:J%.:2""::;;;:"":w <'Z ß! ?):: < ';(' [ . " '7.,'>./:';>:" " ,.' : -: :'l'-':: :. :.J: .:..::: -:.:: ..iÎ ?\ { '...: =; . .:*: }t .': ::':::.: :;..r.;:-:=!.: . f:r : 4 h, \ , , ) ' ' tWfj : : "( . ''\' - :lr:", :.(::;" ' : ' '(. :,'::'L:': : .;':; . WW' ",';"""'" i @ <' I _ ' ,: " ff ;"'N "" . --.d The Superb New MANOIR RICHELIEU cu1't UrCurray Gß ay, ebec , Canada E MBODYING the best tradition of French architecture, this magnificent fireproof structure is si tuated in the heart of the Grand Seigneurial country of Quebec Province, over- looking the great St. Lawrence river. No hotel can boast more restful or more romantic setting. No part of the world can claim more invigorating, life-giving air or more mellow sunlight. With its beautiful golf links, large swimming pool, tennis courts, and stables of thorough- bred saddle horses, it offers unlimited oppor- tunities for the enjoyment of outdoor sports. The New Manoir contains three hundred double rooms, each with private bath. For full particulars, rates, etc., apply to J. o. EVANS, Manager of Hotels, 715 VICTORIA SQ., MONTREAL, P.Q., or, J. C. Randall, 535 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. CANADA STEAMSHIP LINES Agents in the Leading Cities of the United States and Canada